Xstrata Throws Wrench In The Works At Cobalt Project
VANCOUVER — Rarely do mining companies make headlines for objecting to a competitor’s mine development based on its potential environmental impact.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Kinross Invests In Ailing Harry Winston
Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N) is raising some eyebrows with a surprise move into the diamond business, starting with a US$150-million offer for stakes in diamond miner and retailer Harry Winston Diamond (…
Mayhem In Madagascar
Madagascar is in a state of upheaval, and while foreign miners with operations there deny being affected, no one knows how it will play out in the end.
Trevali Arranging US$20M Loan For Peruvian Hydro Project
VANCOUVER– Banco Internacional del Peru (Interbank) and law firm Estudio Eschecopar are helping Trevali Resources (TV-C, TREVF-O) arrange a US$20-million debt facility through Interbank’s credit comm…
Silver-Indium Project Shines For South American Silver
VANCOUVER — In a scoping study, South American Silver (SAC-T, SOHAF-O) outlines a US$105- million silver-indium project at its Malku Khota property in central Bolivia, about 300 km southeast of La Pa…
Blue Note tries to rebuild by going to the ground
The latest results from Blue Note Mining’s drill program at its Armstrong properties in New Brunswick shows some pr…
Troy buys Intrepid’s Casposo for US$22 million
Vancouver – Two operating mines is not enough for Troy Resources (TRY-T) – the company is spending US$22 million …
Freegold doubles extent of high grade gold target
Vancouver – With the final drill-hole results of 2008 in from the Nucleus zone Northern Freegold Resources (NF…
Political uncertainty in Guinea unsettles miners
Guinea’s new military chief is keeping mining companies in the West African nation on pins and needles after yet an…
New export rule boosts New Dawn Mining
Shares of New Dawn Mining (ND-T) surged 24.4% to 56¢ in mid-day trading in Toronto on news of more positi…
Amarillo hitting gold in Brazil
Vancouver – Amarillo Gold (AGC-V) is pulling some golden rock out of the ground at its Mara Rosa project in centr…
An interview with Peru’s Energy and Mines Minister
Peru’s Minister of Energy & Mines, Pedro Sanchez, and a Peruvian delegation visited Toronto in early March to att…